The Republican journal., 1887-11-17
The Observance or Temperance Sunday

The Observance OF Temperance Sunday.
1t compliance with the request of the W. c. L. L.
temperance was the topic last Sunday in most of
the churches of this city. In the morning Rev. Il.
L. Hack, of the Congrcga tional Church, delivered
practical and eloquent temperance sermon to a
large and interested audience. His text was
"lfelp these Women" lie Eegan with a reference
to woman's place in the world as indicated by the
Bible, and which was the place God intended
her to hold. Outlining the temperance move
ment he spoke of the great organizations devoted
to this work. Speaking Of driving out the saloons
he said that their places must be occupied by
something else or they would return and our sec
ond state be worse than our first. He favored the
establishment of reading rooms, gymnasums,
something of this Kind to occupy the evening
hours and furnish instruction or healthful amuse
ment. The sermon was atcntively listehed to and
is warmly commended by all who heard it.
In The afternoon Rev. L. G. Wentworth, at the
Methodist Church. gave history of the temper
ance movement in this country from Colonial
times. He traced the origin and growth OF the
various temperance organizations, bestowing high
praise OIL the Woman's Christian Temperance Tn
ion, and euogizins the order of Good Tcmplars.
A Union Service was held in the Methodist
Church at z. NJ. The exercises began with sing
ing by the congregation, followed by prayer by
Rev. Il. I. Hack and singing by a male qualtete.
Rev B. G. Wentworth then stated the purpose for
which the meeting was held and said that in more
than sixty thousand pulpits in this country that
day temperance had been the theme, and indeed
this might be said of the pulpits of the whole civ
ilized world. As he had discussed the subject in
the afternoon it would hardly be expected of him
at this time, and he would call on Brother Savage.
Rev. j. A. Savage said he would treat of tenn
perance generally He spoke of the w. c. L. L.
and how it originated In Ohio fourteen years ago
as The Womans Crusade, and declared the move
ment to have been a divine inspiration. There
had been more work done for temperance in the
preceding. The speaker referred particularly
to the change in public sentiment regarding
this question 1t was formerly left TO !; few
temperance men, and was considered to be a
matter that might be taken up or let alone 1t is
not so now. The question has forced itself upon
public attention. All the magazines, monthly ana
quarterly, and the daily and weekly newspapers,
are giving more or less space to this subject, and
men are compelled to declare themselves on one
side or the other. George William Curtis has
taken it up. Thomas Wentworth Higsnson an
anti slavery leader and for years a champion of
equal rights (woman SUFFRAGE had been compelled
to show his coiors on the temperance question,
and stands in the right ranks. The great political
parties are forced to recognize it. and it comes
up in every convention 1t is in the air. Refer
ring to the execution Of the Anarchists in Chicago
Friday and Il .neetins Of their sympathizers in
New York city, Mr.. Savage pointed ont the close
bond of union between the saloon and anarchy. 1t
Is III the saloons that the Anarchists meet to in
duge in their >edtious utteranccs and the saloons
which furnish them their inspiration.
Mr. Wentworth said that before calling upon
another speaker they would have jiingling speech
from the audience and the contribution boxes were
passed and a collection taken up for the charity
department of the W. CIT.
Rev. Geo. L. Tufts was the next speaker He
said that the temperance cause was promoted by
two agencies, one moral and the other legal The
latter was dependent OIL tie former. Laws cannot
be enforced without Il moral sentiment behind
them. lie spoke Of the difficulty in enforcing the
liquor laws. If 4 mans house is broken into he
spares no effort to secure the detection and pun
ishment Of the burglar. If a bank is robbed the
officers spare 10 eXcrtions money 80 recover
what they have lost and to punish the thief. But
saloon keeper may take away a mans farm. his
house and his last dollar and yet he never thinks
of prosecuting the man who has done this, and
Will even If called as 4 witness perjure himself to
protect the man who has robbed and ruined him.
This makes the enforcement difficult. Some saw:
Why there are saloons open and tile sale Of i;uuoY
Is going on, and we ought to repeal these laws be
cause they are imperative. But murders and
other crimes are still committed despite the laws
against them, and should the laws for Furnishing
such crimes be repealed: The speaker said it was
not necessary for him to speak Of the local ques
ton rs it must be familiar to all. He closed with
an appeal for moral influences and church going
for the young, illustrating his remarks with
sketches OF the lives of two of Tie Anarchists who
eNpated their crimes the gallows at Chicago
friday.
After singing by the congregation Mr. Went
worth called upon Mr.. Hack, who excused himself
by saying that it had been announced, from his
pulpit in the morning that the local question was
to he discussed at the evening meeting and he AS
very recent conner not qualified 10 treat of it,
lie moved that Mr.. Wentworth be the speaker and
declared the motion carried.
Mr.. Wentworth said he had discussed the tenn
perantc question at lis afternoon service and had
not expected to be called upon now Bat no doubt
there were those present who had Expected to hear
something ming the local work He felt
however, that there those in the audience
who were letter qualified than hc-resilcnts who
have a stake in the community, while he was but
an itirerant, here to-day and there Tomorrow He
had been here but Il little while, and others had
been here longer But he would say that when he
came here less than two years ago he found some
twenty saloons open, and rum was sold as freely
rs calico or groceries. There had come about a
| change. y young man had come here from the
country, and if he was present in the audience to-
night he might hold his ears. This Young man had
received many curses and it was time he received
some blessings. Then, without mentioning him by
hamc, Mr.. Wentworth described Mr.. J. W. Mitch
eli, and paid glowing tribute to his manly quail
Ties and the high courage and untiinching zeal he
has shown III temperance work in this city. He
'eplcted the young man as the David who had at
tackled and worsted the rum giant Goliah. This
grant had been crippled but his head was not on
ana the time seemed favorable to give the final
dow. But this young man is going away for
While ana VINO IS to take up the work he laws
DOWN: Inc speaker thought this might be done
through the agency of a Law and Order League,
and called upon those in the audience who favor
Ell such movement to rise. \ number having
| risen meeting was called at the Methodist church
Monday evening for organization.
The exercises closely with singing the Temperance
DoNol"gy, Rev. Il. L. Hack pronouncing the bone
diction. The church was filled to overiowing the
ladies, as is usual in such movements, predomina-
ting.
News of the Oranges.
Deputy A. l. Brown visited Stockton Grange
short time ago and gave very interesting lecture